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NAICS 3251
Basic chemical manufacturing

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Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Value of shipments
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing 350,828 3,916,136,712 576,170,541 14,699,536
Go to this NAICS 325 Chemical mfg 13,476 460,424,786 44,556,764 852,297
  3251 Basic chemical mfg 2,377 109,710,377 10,776,023 179,263
Go to this NAICS 32511 Petrochemical mfg 56 21,084,070 656,367 9,380
Go to this NAICS 32512 Industrial gas mfg 572 5,864,978 593,826 10,654
Go to this NAICS 32513 Dye & pigment mfg 204 6,338,477 778,510 14,880
Go to this NAICS 32518 Other basic inorganic chemical mfg 697 19,927,017 3,360,446 55,392
Go to this NAICS 32519 Other basic organic chemical mfg 848 56,495,835 5,386,874 88,957

 

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code
NAICS Title
All firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments
Receipts ($1,000) Establishments Receipts Establish-
ments
Value of shipments ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
N = Not available
31-33 Manufacturing 641,208 3,929,538,352 290,380 45.3 13,401,640 0.3 350,828 3,916,136,712
325 Chemical mfg 20,608 460,834,842 7,132 34.6 410,056 0.1 13,476 460,424,786
3251 Basic chemical mfg 2,962 109,756,361 585 19.8 45,984 0.0 2,377 109,710,377

 

Definition: NAICS 3251   Basic chemical manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing chemicals using basic processes, such as thermal cracking and distillation. Chemicals manufactured in this industry group are usually separate chemical elements or separate chemically-defined compounds.

 

Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 3251, Basic chemical manufacturing, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

 

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997
NAICS
code
1997 NAICS Description Year Establishments Value of shipments ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
3251 Basic chemical mfg 2002 2,379 109,437,413 10,919,479 181,146
1997 2,418 113,356,912 10,290,943 200,766
% change -1.6 -3.5 6.1 -9.8

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Basic chemical manufacturing: 2002

Data for manufacturing industries are published for the U.S., states with 100+ employees, metropolitan areas with 250+ employees, and counties and cities with 500+ employees. Counts of establishments are also published for ZIP Codes.


Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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Description Estab-
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Value of shipments
($1,000)
Value of shipments
% of
U.S.
Value of shipments
per capita
($)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States 2,377 109,710,377 100.00 381 10,776,023 179,263
See other industries in this state Texas 285 35,957,149 32.77 1,652 2,025,698 r 31,162
See other industries in this state Louisiana 97 16,651,707 15.18 3,725 986,998 14,606
See other industries in this state New Jersey 119 4,854,785 4.43 566 536,467 8,147
See other industries in this state Tennessee 63 4,636,252 4.23 801 981,205 16,089
See other industries in this state Ohio 144 3,768,995 3.44 330 488,425 8,764
See other industries in this state South Carolina 70 3,765,485 3.43 918 972,072 r 15,453
See other industries in this state Illinois 123 3,649,751 3.33 290 369,243 6,521
See other industries in this state Alabama 64 3,105,909 2.83 694 337,176 5,711
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 114 2,609,415 2.38 212 331,197 5,997
See other industries in this state West Virginia 39 2,606,657 2.38 1,445 326,130 5,126
See other industries in this state Kentucky 41 2,454,228 2.24 600 309,898 5,201
See other industries in this state Michigan 62 2,435,958 2.22 243 322,877 5,637
See other industries in this state North Carolina 73 2,346,416 2.14 282 310,634 5,514
See other industries in this state California 163 2,039,007 1.86 58 235,767 4,497
See other industries in this state Georgia 87 2,032,273 1.85 236 206,722 4,045
See other industries in this state New York 73 2,015,144 1.84 105 320,832 r 5,551
See other industries in this state Mississippi 26 1,580,640 1.44 552 99,085 1,786
See other industries in this state Virginia 36 1,411,411 1.29 194 269,298 4,335
See other industries in this state Indiana 70 1,099,868 1.00 179 109,407 2,327
See other industries in this state Missouri 43 914,004 0.83 161 99,966 2,094
See other industries in this state Maryland 32 879,589 0.80 162 158,042 2,530
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 44 852,622 0.78 157 102,198 1,995
See other industries in this state Arkansas 21 810,946 0.74 300 106,166 1,963
See other industries in this state Florida 56 761,374 0.69 46 78,521 1,559
See other industries in this state Wyoming 11 734,460 0.67 1,472 59,739 980
See other industries in this state Delaware 18 654,809 0.60 813 81,992 1,394
See other industries in this state Washington 41 617,876 0.56 102 96,700 1,544
See other industries in this state Kansas 33 549,823 0.50 203 63,971 1,255
See other industries in this state Iowa 30 541,416 0.49 184 52,812 1,022
See other industries in this state Minnesota 34 483,582 0.44 96 38,404 807
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 33 462,308 0.42 72 78,384 1,061
See other industries in this state Nebraska 25 385,368 0.35 223 26,361 546
See other industries in this state Connecticut 21 318,211 0.29 92 69,027 1,121
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 33 316,037 0.29 91 33,629 658
See other industries in this state Rhode Island 7 288,200 0.26 270 20,364 418
See other industries in this state New Mexico 13 237,692 0.22 128 31,419 625
See other industries in this state Oregon 22 220,302 0.20 63 31,526 632
See other industries in this state Utah 16 202,530 0.18 87 27,889 571
See other industries in this state Idaho 9 186,549 0.17 139 13,980 249
See other industries in this state Arizona 22 145,228 0.13 27 21,481 414
See other industries in this state Nevada 15 144,280 0.13 67 23,403 443
See other industries in this state South Dakota 7 134,137 0.12 176 5,375 148
See other industries in this state Colorado 21 105,636 0.10 23 23,136 391
See other industries in this state Montana 4 69,158 0.06 76 5,758 r 119
See other industries in this state Maine 8 62,715 0.06 48 6,645 142
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 5 27,698 0.03 22 6,695 115
  All other states, including those below 4 s     -,126,691

 

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Basic chemical manufacturing
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Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
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Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-31SG-1 General Summary Link to data in AFF Industry Statistics for Industry Groups & Industries US
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PDF EC02-31A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Industry Statistics for the States, Metropolitan & Micropolitan Statistical Areas, Counties, and Places States
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 3251
Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Contents Geography
Link to table for this industry Annual Survey of Manufactures: Geographic Area Series Annual General statistics for states (click AFF icon, select "ASM: GAS: Stats for All Mfg by State", then filter rows to this industry) US, states
Link to table for this industry Annual Survey of Manufactures: Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries Annual Detailed national statistics for the industry (click AFF icon, select "ASM: GS: Stats for Ind Groups & Ind", then filter rows to this industry) US
Link to table for this industry Annual Survey of Manufactures: Value of Product Shipments Annual National statistics for 7-digit product classes (click AFF icon, select "ASM: VPS: Val of Shps for Product Classes", then filter rows to desired products US
  CIR M311K, Fats and Oils: Production, Consumption, and Stocks Monthly Includes quantity of production for selected 10-digit product codes. US
  CIR MQ325A, Inorganic Chemicals Quarterly Includes quantity of production and quantity and value of shipments for selected 10-digit product codes. US
  CIR MQ325C, Industrial Gases (discontinued after 2004) Quarterly Includes quantity of production for selected 10-digit product codes. US
  County Business Patterns Annual Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment US, states, metro areas, counties
  Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Monthly Value of shipments, inventories, new orders and unfilled orders US
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industry Nonemployer Statistics Annual Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees US, states, metro areas, counties
  Quarterly Financial Report Quarterly Income, retained earnings, balance sheets, and related financial and operating ratios for the domestic operations of manufacturing corporations with assets over $250,000, and corporations in the mining and trade areas with over $50 million. US
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industry Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise US, states, metro areas
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